The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-18
INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings of
All Kinds in the Two States.
Facts in Reference to the Montgomery County
Cow That Devoured Four Bars of Soap
Teachers License Notwithstanding
INDIANA.
The Exact Facts in Reference tn the Cow
That Died from Eating SOAP

The Exact Facts in Reference to the Cow
That Died from Eating Soap.
epecial to the Indianapolis journal.
CHARLOTTESVILLE. April 17.-Mention was
made in this paper short time since about
cow in Montgomery county eating several bars
of soap. and also the fact that the cow died, and
that the owner of the animal had sued for dam
ages. Rev. E. W. Lawbon, of New Richmond,
while on his way to appointment at james
town, purchased some soap and placed it in a
sleigh owned by George Delhl who was to de-
liver the soap at the minister's house. After
wards Delhi met man named Howard Dewy;
they exchanged horses, and Delhi went home in
Dewys buggy while Dewy went to sec girl at
the residence Of George SAKE, with the soap
under the seat not knowing it was in the sleigh.
The of SAKE ate the SOAP and died, of
course. An examination was held and soap was
found in the cows stomach. Mr. SAKE has sued
all three of the above persons, so as TO be sure
of getting damages from somebody. The
belonged to Sake, the soap to Law bon the
sleigh containing the soap 10 Delhi, the horse
htched to the sleigh to Dewy. and Dewy was
the person who went to see the girl of the man
whose cow ate the soap. If the man had in
Guided the young lady whom Dewy went to see
as party to the suit. then it might be easier to
tell who damages could be recovered from. for
surely the girl had as much to Go with the death
of the COW as some of the other parties.
Complications Over a Teachers License.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
HUNTINGBURG, April 16-County Superin.
scsdent A. NJ. Sweeney to-day revoked, for the
second time, the teachers license of Milton
Hersberger, principal of the Ireland schools.
This case has attracted wide attention, and has
caused considerable comment through the
county press In 1885 Milton Hersberger was
appointed principal of the public schools at this
place, which position was filled with credit,
from an educational standpoint, but
when in 1886. ne applied for reappointment
Norman Fisher. postmaster here, protested,
on the ground of immortality accusing him of
criminal intimacy with MISS Phebe L. Knode,
his Hers bergers) sister-in-law. 1t was owing
TO this charge that the School Board refused to
award Hers berger the desired appointment In
July Miss Knode, through Hers bersers infu-
enca, brough. suit against Fisher for SANDER
claiming that her reputation had been damaged
to the extent of Sl5, 900, and demanding judgment
for that amount. A change of venue was taken
from this county. and the up for
trial IL tho Spencer county Circuit Court, at
Rockport Such damaging evidence against the
plaintiff came out in the trial that the jury re-
turned verdict for the defendant In the
meantime Hersberger had procured and was
teaching school at Ireland. village ten miles
from here In view of the result of the Islander
suit at Rockport few of the patrons OF the
Ireland school pettioned the county super
;ntendent to revoke Hersbergers license,
which that official did on the 4th
day of February last Hersherger
then appealed to State Superintendent Hol-
:ombe, who reversed the county superintendents
decision, account of irregulation in the pro-
seedlings by which Hersberger's license was
revoked. The county superintendent reopened
the case by holding a special examination at the
public school building here to-day Hersberger
failed to appear A number of witnesses were
examined, and the evidence obtained was sub
stantially the same as in the Rockport trial.
At its conclusion the county superintendent
declared that he deemed the evidence given as
sufficient grounds to warrant his revokng Hers
berger's license.